The Senate Appropriations Committee’s Defense Subcommittee marked up the FY2010 DOD appropriations bill today. Full committee markup is scheduled for tomorrow at 2:30 (see our calendar). In total, the subcommittee …
The Augustine committee released a summary of its report today outlining its views on the future of the U.S. human space flight program. The committee was created by NASA at …
The House and Senate both return to work today from the August recess. While health care reform continues to hold the spotlight, the two chambers must also work on other …
If all goes according to plan, tomorrow (Tuesday, September 8) will open the next chapter in determining the future of the U.S. human space flight program. The “summary report” of …
The space shuttle Discovery astronauts are getting ready to depart from the International Space Station (ISS). Farewells and hatch closure are scheduled for 10:30 pm EDT. Undocking is scheduled for …
On Friday, the White House released a list of 10 administration officials who were granted ethics waivers. Among them is Ashton Carter, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and …
Virgin Galactic’s business plan does not appear to be negatively affected by the global economic downturn according to a September 4 Aviation Week & Space Technology article. “With a rather …
As pointed out by Jeff Foust on Spacepolitics.com, on Friday the White House released a list of 10 individuals for whom ethics waivers were granted, including NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden. …
NPR’s Science Friday highlights the Rocket Park Mini-Golf course at the New York Hall of Science in Queens. It isn’t just fun, but teaches the mini-golfers about the space program. …